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New Zealand startup Parkable acquires Brisbane’s Park Genie
New Zealand startup Parkable, which enables drivers to find and pay for a parking spot via an app, has acquired Brisbane outfit Park Genie.
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Oneflare acquires TidyMe to continue building out on-demand offering
Oneflare is continuing to consolidate the home services market, acquiring on-demand cleaning services marketplace TidyMe.
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Xero acquires Toronto data capture platform Hubdoc
Accounting software company Xero has acquired Canadian startup Hubdoc for an initial fee of US$60 million ($80.87 million) that consists of 35 percent cash and 65 percent in Xero stock.
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Envato acquires Mexican design startup Placeit
Melbourne tech company Envato is further expanding its design offering, acquiring Mexican startup Placeit for an undisclosed amount.
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Oneflare acquires home services marketplace UrbanYou to build out on-demand capabilities
Fairfax-backed Oneflare has acquired Sydney-based UrbanYou, a platform facilitating the booking of home services such as cleaning and gardening on-demand.
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New Zealand startup Aquafortus signs licensing deal worth US$40 million with Texas company
Aquafortus has created technology that takes in wastewater with high levels of salinity & separates brines into dry mineral salts & clean water.
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German startup giant Rocket Internet acquires Sydney online corporate catering business Order-In
German startup giant Rocket Internet has acquired Australian online corporate catering business Order-In. The terms of the deal were not disclosed.
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Australia-founded digital identity company ThreatMetrix acquired by Relx Group for £580 million
London-based Relx Group, a multinational analytics company, has acquired Australia-founded digital identity company ThreatMetrix for £580 million (just over $1 billion) in cash.
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Data and analytics firm Illion acquires Adelaide fintech startup Proviso
Data registries and analytics business Illion, formerly Dun & Bradstreet, has acquired Adelaide fintech startup Proviso as it gears up for the arrival of Australia’s open banking regime.
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Sydney tourism software startup Booking Boss announces acquisition by Helix Leisure
Helix Leisure, a company in out-of-home entertainment, has announced its acquisition of Sydney startup Booking Boss, a deal completed last July.
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MYOB acquires Reckon’s Accountants Practice Management division for $180 million
Cloud accounting software provider MYOB is set to acquire the Accountants Practice Management division of competitor Reckon for $180 million in cash.
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Afterpay partners with Trade Me to rollout buy now, pay later solution to New Zealand merchants
Afterpay has announced a partnership with Trade Me that will see the startup’s ‘buy now, pay later’ offering rolled out to Trade Me merchants.
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MYOB to acquire payment processing provider Paycorp for $48 million
Accounting software company MYOB has announced its intent to acquire Paycorp, a payment processing provider, for $48 million.
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GoRepp is a referral app looking to give students cash for promoting startups
GoRepp works through using “brand ambassadors” to promote a startup’s offerings using social media, email, word of mouth, even fliers.
